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Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1820. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Secondly, the reports of the years and terms of lliis king's reign. These arc not printed in any one entire volume, or in any series or order of time; only in some Broken Cases 1 hereof in Fitzherbert's Abridgment, and in some other books dispersedlv. Yet there are many entire copies thereof abroad, very excellently reported; wherein are many resolutions agreeing with those of Edward the First's time. The best copy of these reports thai I know now extant, is that in Lincoln's-lnn library, which gives a fair speoimen of the learning of the pleaders and judges of that rime (a). King Edward III. succeeded his father. His reign was long; and UNDER IT THE LAW WAS IMPROVED TO THE GREATEST Height. The judges and pleaders were very learned, and the pleadings are somewhat more polished than those in the lime of Edward I.--Yet they have neither Uncertainty, Prolixity, Nor Obscurity. They were Plain And Skilful; and in the rules of law, especially in relation to real actions, and titles of inheritance, VERY LEARNED And Excellently POLISHED, and exceeded those of the time of Edward I.: so that at the latter end of this king's reign, the law seemed to be near its meridiun(a). that they were collated by agreement between Ed. II. and his people, and so the summary, became, as it were, a statute to future times. (o) See the first volume of the YearBooks, edit. 1678. intituled, "Lesrc"ports des cases argue & adjudge in Ic "temps del' roy Edward le second. "Solonq; les ancient manuscripts ore "remanent en les inaines de sir Jchan' "Maynard chevalcr, serjeant de la ley "al sa tres excellent majesty le roy * Charles le second."--Thrs is the old book of reports "of the years and "terms" of Edward the Second, to which Hale alludes; and it is probable that these reports were first p..."
